[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 7.18.89\_97 # Skandapurana 7.18.89\_97 Skandapurāṇa 7.18.89\_97 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.18.89\_97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_97) uttamaiṣāparā10 sṛṣṭirbrāhmaṇāḥ11 parameṣṭhinaḥ . dharmādikaṃ caturvarṇaṃ sarvaṃ teṣu pratiṣṭhitam .. 12 . . yajjuhvati12 havirviprāstena tṛpyanti devatāḥ . jagat pratiṣṭhitaṃ sarvaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ13 hi tejasā . . 13 . . - - - - - - - - -- - - 2 uñchavṛttirhiraṇyasya - kha ṭi. 3 tattva?- - kha. . 4 garīyāṃsaḥ (?) . 5 purā - ka. . 6 sṛṣṭvā - ka. . 7 agrībhūto? - ka. . 8 tatate - kha . 9 matsamāḥ (manmayāḥ) - kha, 10 purā - kha. . 11 brāhmaṇaṃ - ka . 12 juhvanti - ka. kha. . 13 brāhmaṇyena (?) . - - - - - - - - -- - - > This other creation, the brāhmaṇas of the Supreme Lord, is supreme; / dharma and the rest, and the four varṇas—all are founded upon them. // 12 > By the oblation which the vipras offer, the deities are gratified. / The entire world is indeed founded upon the splendour of brāhmaṇas. // 13 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.18.89\_96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_96) - [Next: 7.18.89\_98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_98) - [Up: 7.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.18.89_97) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_97) · Pramāṇa